Strikeforce: Fedor Vs. Silva Fight Card Preview

On the ground is where Bigfoot can win. He needs to use his superior size to lean on Emelianenko, unleashing his powerful ground and pound. Fedor has excellent hips underneath, but the jiu-jitsu black belt should have enough submission defense to hold his own.

If Silva wins, he’ll face with Fabricio Werdum or Alistair Overeem. It would be a massive upset and greatly tilt the balance of power in the heavyweight division. If Emelianenko wins, he, too would face either Overeem or Werdum, setting up a rematch or one of the most highly-anticipated fights at heavyweight in sometime.

In terms of physical dimensions, Overeem is 34 years old, 6 feet 3 inches tall and weighed in yesterday at 239 pounds. Sefo, by contrast, is 39 years old, 6 feet tall and weighed in yesterday at 249 pounds.

Overeem enters this bout with an historic win over Randy Couture, although that seems like a lifetime ago. His last three fights are as follows: W Cătălin Zmărăndescu (KO), W Tengiz Tedoradze (KO), L Rafal Dabrowski (SUB). Sefo: W Kevin Jordan (TKO), W Min-Soo Kim (KO)

Here’s what’s at stake for each fighter tonight:

Shane del Rosario: the undefeated fighter needs to continue to accumulate experience by defeating a powerful, but technically deficient Lavar “Big” Johnson.